Robots Created with 3-D Printers to Teach Kids How to Code

Robots created with 3-D printers are coming and they’re going to teach kids how to code.

While this may sound like the trailer for an upcoming sci-fi flick, it’s actually the brainchild of a tiny Sunnyvale, Calif.-based startup packed with dads who just happen to be former execs from the likes of Google Inc. and Apple Inc.

Calling itself Play-i Inc., the seven-person team is on a mission to make computer programming fun and easy. The team has spent the past year or so refining its vision, printing out robot prototypes on its 3-D printer, and scooping up $1 million in venture backing from Google Ventures, Madrona Venture Group and others along the way.

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